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Ministry of Interior to file a reference with the Supreme Court within 15 days for a final decision Federal cabinet unanimously approved a ban on the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan under the Anti-Terrorism Act, following a request from the Punjab government citing the group’s violent and extremist activities. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday. The interior ministry presented a summary recommending the ban after receiving formal approval from Punjab authorities. Senior Punjab officials joined the session via video link. During the meeting, cabinet was briefed on the group’s history of…

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an announcement regarding his administration’s policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters China on Thursday concluded its “Fourth Plenum,” a meeting aimed at setting out the country’s development agenda for the next five years. Beijing will focus on domestic consumption, self-reliance in technology as well as the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.In the U.S. economy and markets — generally considered the exemplar of free-market capitalism — the government’s fingerprints have started becoming visible, if you squint…

Hall of Fame basketball player Carmelo Anthony said Thursday, in the wake of bombshell indictments detailing illegal NBA betting, that the rapid rise of sports gambling is putting growing pressure on today’s athletes.Speaking with CNBC Sport, the former New York Knicks star said the betting culture “mentally affects” players.”They may say they don’t care … but they care about it, because it affects them,” he said. On Thursday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were separately arrested following investigations into alleged insider bets on basketball games. Anthony was not…

‘Company’s administration is making every effort to minimise the impact on consumers,’ says Moonis Alvi KE Ceo Moonis Alvi. Photo: File K-Electric Chief Executive Officer Moonis Alvi has voiced concern over the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (NEPRA) significant changes and reductions in the company’s multi-year tariff. کے-الیکٹرک کے نظرثانی شدہ ملٹی ایئر ٹیرف کے حوالے سے چیف ایگزیکٹو مونس عبداللہ علوی کا اہم بیاننیپرا نے کے-الیکٹرک کے ملٹی ایئر ٹیرف میں بڑے پیمانے پر تبدیلی اور کمی کی ہے، مونس علویاس سال جون میں پہلے جس ٹیرف کا اعلان ہوا تھا وہ اڑھائی سال کی مشاورت، تحقیق ، جانچ…

NBA and FanDuel online sports betting signage is displayed on the side of a building in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 5, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images”This is the insider trading saga for the NBA.”That was FBI Director Kash Patel’s message at a news conference Thursday, announcing the arrests of Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier.The two were among more than 30 people charged in an illegal poker ring involving organized crime and cheating, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney, FBI and other law enforcement agencies are also charging Rozier as well as…

Oil prices rose 5% on Thursday after the US imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over the Ukraine war, extending gains from the previous session. Brent crude futures were up $3.39, or 5.4%, at $65.98 a barrel at 1018 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $3.31, or 5.7%, at $61.81. The US sanctions mean refineries in China and India, major buyers of Russian oil, will need to seek alternative suppliers to avoid exclusion from the Western banking system, according to Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen. The US said it was prepared to take…

Workers at a factory in Houston, Texas build servers for Apple.AppleApple has started shipping advanced servers for artificial intelligence applications out of a factory in Houston, Texas, the company announced on Thursday.These servers are a core part of Apple’s commitment to spend $600 billion in the U.S. on advanced manufacturing, suppliers, and other initiatives, and the milestone could please President Donald Trump, who has called for Apple and other technology companies to do more manufacturing on U.S. shores.Apple’s plan to assemble servers in the U.S. was first revealed in February. Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan said on Thursday that…

ESPN and YouTube TV.David Buono | Icon Sportswire | Jaque Silva | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesJust a month after reaching an agreement with NBCUniversal to avoid dropping its networks, YouTube TV has another potential blackout on its hands — this time with Disney.Disney said Thursday it would begin running public messages for YouTube TV subscribers to alert customers that the company’s networks, including ABC and ESPN, will be dropped from the service if the two sides can’t reach a new distribution agreement, which expires October 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET.”This is the latest example of Google exploiting its position at…

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province, Oct. 23, 2025. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)WENCHANG, Hainan, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday sent a new communication technology test satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province.Launched at 10:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-5 rocket, the satellite has entered its planned orbit successfully.It will be used mainly to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests.The launch was the 602nd mission of the Long March carrier…

K-P CM says gathering will bring together tribal elders, community leaders, youth from across the region The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women has urged the provincial government to ensure women’s participation in the upcoming “Khyber Aman Jirga,” terming their inclusion a constitutional and legal obligation. The Jirga, scheduled to be held on October 25 in Bara, Khyber district, will be chaired by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister, Sohail Afridi. In an official communiqué issued on Thursday, the Commission emphasized that Article 25(2) of the Constitution guarantees equal rights for all citizens, while Section 6(b) of the K-P Women Empowerment…